Roughly one in eight women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime, which is why screening for the disease is so important.

But some women can't afford a yearly mammogram.

A statewide program that screens for breast and cervical cancer has helped thousands of low income women between the ages of 50 and 64 with early detection. Only there isn’t enough money to make it through the year.

When DNA colon cancer screening tests find abnormalities, are patients discouraged about getting more diagnostic testing because of costs they will incur? And why do hospitals sometimes send a second bill for treatments given in a doctor's office? Here are the answers.

Cancer patients shopping on federal and state insurance marketplaces often find it difficult to determine whether their drugs are covered and how much they will pay for them, the advocacy arm of the American Cancer Society says in a report that also calls on regulators to restrict how much insurers can charge patients for medications.

When Gov. Rick Scott announced plans to spend tax dollars to boost Florida’s cancer centers, those associated with the Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville welcomed the news, since it treats thousands of cancer patients and is part of the National Cancer Institute system through its headquarters in Minnesota. But as the Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau reports, the pleasant feeling was short-lived.

Older women looking to lower their breast cancer risk might want to consider a long walk each day. Researchers with the American Cancer Society found that walking for at least an hour each day lowered the breast cancer risk by 14 percent in postmenopausal women, according to Reuters Health.

The public has been told over and over through the years that it's necessary to get regular screenings for breast, prostate, lung and other cancers. Simple, clear messages work best in public health: Go for screening.

The trouble is, a growing body of research indicates it's not that simple. Some screening tests find cancers that would not have been lethal, or even harmful. Treatment -- surgery, radiation, chemotherapy -- can inflict their own damage.

The American Cancer Society has quietly decided to stop funding its popular summer camps for children fighting the disease and college scholarships for young survivors, according to documents obtained by the Palm Beach Post.

The decision is meeting pushback from some of those who raise money for the projects, but ACS says it wants to focus its resources on ways to lengthen lives and maybe find a cure.